Tidy

Tidy

Children's, Picture Books
Paperback Published on: 23/03/2017
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Tidy
No mud, no leaves, no mess, no trees.
'As he lay in his mixer, wide, wide, awake He started to think, "I have made a mistake!" Pete the Badger likes to be tidy. Very tidy. Some would say a li... READ MORE
Charlie at Leamington Spa
Tidy
A perfect analogy for what is happening to the world today
Pete the Badger gets frustrated with the mess in the woods; there are too many leaves, brambles, trees, holes and even flowers. First Pete starts innocentl... READ MORE
KatieB @ Tenterden

Synopsis

Winner of the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award 2017.

From the creator of Meerkat Mail and Dogs, comes a very funny rhyming woodland story about the perils of being too tidy.

Pete the badger likes everything to be neat and tidy at all times, but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates and ends with the complete destruction of the forest! Will Pete realise the error of his ways and set things right?

Lush foliage and delightful characters abound in this cautionary tale of overenthusiastic neatness that delivers its message of environmental preservation with subtlety and humour. The freshness of the illustrations and the many comic details make this a very special book. Once you enter this forest, you'll never want to leave.

Emily Gravett's engaging woodland creatures will appeal to fans of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood and The Wind in the Willows and the rhythmic, rhyming text is perfect for reading aloud.

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781447273998
  • Number of pages: 40
  • Weight: 244g
  • Dimensions: 260 x 227 x 5 mm

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Tidy
Familiar and funny!
I’m a big Emily Gravett fan and I really love this one. With her trademark detail and well-balanced realism and humour in the illustrations alongside perfe... READ MORE
Rachael at Altrincham